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No. 4. COMPARATIVE RETURNS of the TOTAL AMOUNTS of GOLD FIELDS REVENUE (exclusive of Gold Duty) collected in the several Districts during the YEARS 1872 and 1873, and the QUARTERS ended 31st March, 1873 and 1874, showing the INCREASE or DECREASE in respect of each District.

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Province. DlSTEICT. 1872. 1873. Inceease. Deceease. Auckland Nelson Maelboeough Shortland Coromandel Nelson Collingwood Westport Brighton and Charleston Cobden Ahaura ... Beefton ... Wangapeka Matakitaki Blenheim Havelock Wairau ... Hokitika Kanieri ... Greymouth Boss Stafford Okarita ... Pounamu Maori Gully Clifton Haast Dunedin ... Naseby ... Black's and St. Bathan's Manuherikia Clyde Mount Benger ... Cromwell Queenstown Arrowtown Lawrence Switzer's ... Orepuki ... £ 5,899 4,541 27 374 2,027 2,648 790 2,841 5,083 104 113 36 134 74 142 758 1,608 1,956 1,579 353 631 £ 5,228 1,753 350 1,137 1,613 264 2,723 3,141 173 £ "'69 £ 671 2,898 27 24 890 1,035 526 118 1,942 113 53 77 35 99 757 1,061 1,229 1,159 319 568 149 128 116 386 1,975 837 362 556 1,106 1,200 3,815 2,090 5,180 1,090 213 '"l7 Westland "'57 39 43 1 547 727 420 34 63 Otago 149 128 116 223 163 2,209 909 413 470 1,212 1,480 4,408 2,693 5,241 1,152 285 ""86 234 72 51 10S 280 593 603 61 62 72 Totals 52,463 40,942 788 12,309 Deduct Increase 788 Total Decrease £11,521 1st Jasttjaby to 31st Mabch, 1873 and 1874. Auckland Nelson Mablbobough Westland Shortland Coromandel Collingwood Wostport Brighton and Charleston Cobden Ahaura Beefton Wangapeka Blenheim Havelock Wairau Hokitika Kanieri Greymouth Boss Stafford Okarita Pounamu Maori Gully Clifton Haast Dunedin Naseby ... Black's and St. Bathan's Manuherikia ... Clyde Mount Benger ... Cromwell Queenstown Arrowtown Lawrence Switzer's Orepuki 1,486 445 69 265 559 71 669 484 26 53 39 41 330 369 454 285 108 161 1,028 355 16* 294 336 59 834 935 22 35 25 9 162 136 228 323 50 148 77 136 29 165 451 38 458 90 53 223 12 4 18 14 32 168 233 226 "58 13 Otago "77 423 320 52 146 388 378 765 601 1,205 268 56 67 668 103 59 196 441 349 1,674 426 1,244 263 65 "77 136 245 10 7 50 53 217 29 909 39 175 "9 '"5 Totals 10,593 10,763 2,208 2,038 Deduct Decrease 2,038 Total Increase £170 * To 24th January, the date of last return received from Collingwi od. . 7—H. 9. C. T. Batke ', Receivereneral.